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Linda WarrenInstructional Designer
MemorableMake Learning
OverviewMemory and how the brain functionsStrategies to make learning memorableMethods to gain attentionMemory aids
People forget 90 percent of what they learn in
class within 30 days
They forget most of what they learned within the first few hours
Learning and forgetting
Space learning over time
Provide follow-up support
Break content into small chunks
Repeat to remember
CD CNI HRN AHI V
How many letters do you remember?
CD CNI HRN AHI V
CDC NIH RNA HIV
Create logical associations
CDCNIHRNAHIV
SME
Learner
How many letters do you remember now?
CDC NIH RNA HIV
Step-by-step instructions create organized structure
Source: Austin American-Statesman, June 4, 2011
Timelines create organized structure
Encoding is like a blender running with the lid off
Encoding is the best predictor
of learning success
Elaborationcreate “handles”to facilitate retrieval
Explanations should be elaboratemeaningfulin context
Demonstrate how information can be applied on the job
Provide instant feedback
Use storytelling to provide meaningful details and context
Ask questions
How To Vote via Texting
1. Standard texting rates only (worst case US $0.20)2. We have no access to your phone number3. Capitalization doesn’t matter, but spaces and spelling do
TIPS
EXAMPLE
Use visuals
Directionsfrom the office to the library
3. Turn right on Maple.
4. Take a right on Washington.
5. Go over the train tracks.
6. Go three-fourths of the way around the traffic circle and turn right on Erie.
7. Turn left on Greenbriar.
Directionsfrom the office to the library
Clever phrases/keywords
Acronyms
Acrostics
Rhymes
HOMES
Answers
1. 90 percent is forgotten in 30 days
2. CDC NIH RNA HIV
3. Group tested in water
4. Shape of a rainbow is a circle
5. Vision is the most powerful sense
6. Lincoln faces right
7. Acronym for the Great Lakes is
Spaced learning
What makes learning memorable?
Repetition
Testing
Rele
van
ce
Small learning units
Vis
uals
Logical associations
StorytellingContext Feedback
Curiosity
Deta
ils
Elaboration
Memoryaids
MeaningfulnessQ
uestio
ns
Multisensory input
Surprise
Great Voyages: ILT to WBT
• Best Practices in WBT• The Web as a Medium• Reading and Writing on the Web• Visual Design• Usability and Accessibility
Contact: Heather Poggi-Mannis512.794.8440
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